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Women Are Life Givers | Shortform N.D. Representative Ruth Buffalo (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation) prepares to attend the 2020 Minneapolis Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women rally & march that brings attention to this epidemic. Coming from a matriarchal people, Ruth believes that once a Native woman goes missing, it ends the lifeline for a clan to continue. The Search | Shortform N.D. Representative Ruth Buffalo (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation) recounts her experience searching for Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind in Fargo, North Dakota. In August 2017, the Greywind family put a call to action on social media when their 8-month pregnant daughter went missing. Savanna was a member of the Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe. In 2020, Activist Mysti Babineau (Red Lake Nation) attends the “Choose Your Line 3 Legacy, Governor Walz” event head at the Governor’s Mansion in St. Paul, MN to bring attention to the connection between Line 3 and MMIW. During Mysti’s speech, she warns that Line 3 could potentially increase sex trafficking around construction site areas that are close to Ojibwe reservations. Angela Two Stars (Sisseton Wahpeton Dakota) searches for her identity as an artist and it wasn’t until she was invited to curate the Bring Her Home art exhibition where she connected her family’s story to the larger story of the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women epidemic. The goal of the Bring Her Home show is to not only bring awareness to MMIW but to inspire and advocate for change. Bring Her Home Trailer | Trailer BRING HER HOME follows three Indigenous women — an artist, an activist and a politician — as they work to vindicate and honor their relatives who are victims in the growing epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. As they face the lasting effects of historical trauma, each woman searches for healing while navigating the oppressive systems that brought about this very crisis.
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• Using Art to Inspire and Advocate for Change | Shortform
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LEGACY REPORTING: JULY 1, 2021 – JUNE 30, 2022
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